Sec. 8708. COMPETITIVE FORESTRY, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND ENVIRONMENTAL GRANTS PROGRAM
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## SEC. 8708 COMPETITIVE FORESTRY, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND ENVIRONMENTAL GRANTS PROGRAM Section 1232 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 582a-8) is amended— ####
(1)in subsection
(a)by inserting “or forest restoration” after “research”; and ####
(2)by amending subsection
(c)to read as follows: > > ### “(c) Priorities > > > #### “(1) Research > > In awarding the initial grants under subsection
(a)the Secretary shall give priority to applicants who will use such grants for research concerning— > > > ##### “(A) > > the biology of forest organisms, including physiology, genetic mechanisms, and biotechnology; > > > ##### “(B) > > ecosystem function and management, including forest ecosystem research, biodiversity, forest productivity, pest management, water resources, and alternative silvicultural systems; > > > ##### “(C) > > wood as a raw material, including forest products and harvesting; > > > ##### “(D) > > human forest interactions, including outdoor recreation, public policy formulation, economics, sociology, and administrative behavior; > > > ##### “(E) > > international trade, competition, and cooperation related to forest products; > > > ##### “(F) > > alternative native crops, products, and services that can be produced from renewable natural resources associated with privately held forest lands; > > > ##### “(G) > > viable economic production and marketing systems for alternative natural resource products and services; > > > ##### “(H) > > economic and environmental benefits of various conservation practices on forest lands; > > > ##### “(I) > > genetic tree improvement; and > > > ##### “(J) > > market expansion. > > > #### “(2) Forest restoration > > Grants may be used to support programs that restore forest tree species native to American forests that may have suffered severe levels of mortality caused by non-native insects, plant pathogens, or others pests. > > > ##### “(A) Required component of forest restoration strategy > > To receive a grant under this subsection, an eligible institution shall demonstrate that it offers a program with a forest restoration strategy that incorporates not less than one of the following components: > > > ###### “(i) > > Collection and conservation of native tree genetic material. > > > ###### “(ii) > > Production of propagules of native trees in numbers large enough for landscape scale restoration. > > > ###### “(iii) > > Site preparation of former of native tree habitat. > > > ###### “(iv) > > Planting of native tree seedlings. > > > ###### “(v) > > Post-planting maintenance of native trees. > > > ##### “(B) Award of grants > > The Secretary shall award competitive grants under this subsection based on the degree to which the applicant addresses the following criteria: > > > ###### “(i) > > Risk posed to the forests of that State by non-native pests, as measured by such factors as the number of such pests present in the State. > > > ###### “(ii) > > The proportion of the State’s forest composed of species vulnerable to non-native pests present in the United States. > > > ###### “(iii) > > The pests’ rate of spread via natural or human-assisted means.” > . # TITLE IX ENERGY
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COMPETITIVE FORESTRY, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND ENVIRONMENTAL GRANTS PROGRAM
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